Exploring Spain's STRANGEST City! BILBAO, Basque Country! (city guide)

Welcome to our final day onboard the SKY PRINCESS! We're Molly & Matt and we are on a 7 day Cruise starting from Southampton! After exploring Guernsey, having a day at sea and spending some time in France, we have made it to SPAIN! Over the next couple of days we will be checking out the towns of Bilbao and La Coruna before ending the cruise back in Southampton!

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[ferbilbao]

1. Basque is a language, not a dialect. 2. Bilbao is not the capital city of Basque Country, but Vitoria. 3. Pintxos and tapas are totally different things. 4. The ones that drink sangria in Spain are mostly tourists.

[emilyserafamanschot]

We were in Bilbao in 2001. The Basque language (euskera) is one of the four official languages of Spain. It is not a dialect. It's completely different than Spanish or any of the other Romance Languages.

[edurvevtx]

Basque Country has 7 provinces : 3 under France and 4 under Spain and Basque language is not any dialect, but it is an isolated and oldest language of Europe.

[Siopaoko]

Never knew you travelled there in Bilbao. You know what, Filipinos with Spanish ancestry almost all them came from this region Basque Country or País Vasco.
😊 We also have a kind of sausage named Chorizo De Bilbao 😊

[ibaiEH]

I am from Bilbao and I have to point out a lot of things about this video. 1. "spain, spain spain", most of the locals won´t say that they are in Spain. In fact, basque country is the region with the least "spanish feelling" in all the state 2. The flamenco music throughout the video. It´s not typycal from the basque country, neither from Galicia (btw, galicians have amazing local music) 3. Sangria. No one drinks sangria here, I mean I´ve never asked for a sangria. I´d say I have never seen anyone ask for a sangria in Bilbao. Ask for a txakoli man... 4. Pintxos are not our version of tapas, their only thing in common is that both are eaten.
Hope you learnt something.

[myotheraccount]

Spent a summer in Bilbao in 2017 and it has held a special place in my heart ever since! The Basque country and its people are absolutely incredible!

[raymonde]

Bilbao is such a beautiful city with its mixture of the old and the new perfectly complimenting eachother.

[jmtrevijano]

La Corunna South of Bilbao? The closest cruise Spanish port South of Bilbao is Cadix. Did you check the map about where are you traveling? Corunna is West of Bilbao at the Northwestern tip of Spain, Galicia. Basque language is not a dialect but the oldest and only pre-IndoEuropean language still spoken in Europe since long before Latin or any Celtic or Germanic language. Enjoy your trip!

[jambroqc]

Hello from the Philippines! Spain is absolutely beautiful. Planning a trip to Spain is stressful as there are so many gorgeous places to choose from. Come back to Spain fellas!

[oskarobit]

Wait a second, just for some general knowledge.
A dialect depends from another main language. Euskera is not a dialect but a language. Actually is an isolated language without relation with any other European language. In fact Euskara is a PRE (before of) Indo-European Language. So it's older than Spanish, French or English.
Second lesson. A "tapa" and a "pintxo" only have ONE thing in common: they are both usually taken with a drink. Euskadi is the land a real good food and internationally known cooks. Pintxo is a sampler of authentic cooking/recipes in small portions. So it's not only a bunch of food in a fryer, but elaborated (and some times sophisticated) cuisine.
Third: PLEASE forget all of of your preconceive ideas about the f*cking siestas. That's a thing from the half-south of Spain and NOT everybody have siestas either there. Some business close at noon because we have families and we like to have meals with our families and we like to have time with our loving closest and we like to have a rest during the working shift. SO, wherever you go, do what locals do. I won't pretend to have my dinner at 22:00 in London as I could do in Spain... Get it?
4. I almost die in laugh attack. Sangría in the north? In the Basque Country? My next time in Rome I'll order a haggish... In the Basque Country the usual is Basque Cider (sweeter) and txakoli (cha-co-'lee) (a bit acid and sparkling white wine we take cold). But not only! You can find a lot of wines from the different regions in Spain. Other typical drink in times of festivities is kalimotxo (ka-lee-'mo-cho), wich is a mix of Coke and wine; yes, so refreshing!
Now I let the Galicians to teach you some new thing from their amazing lands.

[asiersanz]

The basque language is the oldest language of Europe, an isolate language that has nothing to do with any other Euopean language as it is PREindoeuropean. As to the sangria stuff... whenever a foreigner orders sangria in a bar in Bilbao we simply get astonished, as it is something absolutely strange to us, nothing to do with our culture. Many bars offer it for tourists, but it is fake to say it´s typical in the Basque Country.

[jrvr]

The capital city is Vitoria and Basque is a language not a dialect

What is true is that Bilbao is a major city, larger than Vitoria and more famous.

[txusytxus]

(I am sure you already found out about it, bit....) Bilbao is not the capital of the Basque Country (it is Vitoria-Gasteiz) and the euskera is not a dialect, but a language, probably the oldest language in Europe.

[costasworldofmusicmemories]

Harriet and I had a fabulous time in Bilbao. Didn't get to La Coruna. We hope to return to the Basque Region soon enough. It's so nice to see Matt trying seafood. I hope you like Fish n' Chips from
the UK. The best in the world. Now Molly, if you can get Matt to eat sardines. He will become a full fledge pescatarian. Great Video Guys as always. We never miss a video. We know where you'll
be next. We won't tell. Thank you for the fun and for the hard work it takes to put out those videos. Sending you much love ❤❤❤ Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond, Va.

[jaglazzarinim]

You guys really perk up my day.Thanks from Palo Alto/San Francisco California

[pauljayoma]

sail away party, big screen movies, live bands are just few part of my work load when still working as a crew.brings a lot of memories.

[txatxi]

Hey mate, I followed you from some time now and I love your videos specially from south east Asia. I am Basque myself and I have to correct you here Basque isn't a dialect but a language on its own and apparently is one of the oldest laguange in Europe. Ops. Sorry I know you didn't mean offence so I forgive you. You two are so cute and I love watching you. Would love to meet you both when you're in London, i live in London and going to South east Asia in January and taken so much inspiration from your videos. Regards.

[hector]

My last name originated from here ZEPEDA

[davidcheca]

It's not a dialect . It's a language, one of the oldest in the world, and no one knows where it comes from . And the music that you guys put on the video is flamenco !!!. It's no the correct music for Bask Country.

[serenasandel]

Hi Molly & Matt, We are from Sydney, Australia and love cruising 🛳So good to see you enjoyed your first cruise on Princess and looks like you had lots of fun 🎉Looking forward to seeing where your next adventures will be 🌎 Serena & Rodni 😀